Percona is looking for an efficient Build & Release engineer to help us deliver stable and reliable software to our users.

In this role, you will support our distributed engineering team by maintaining and improving the tools and processes involved in building our database software distributions. This includes tasks such as updating and creating new software packages, performing software distribution releases for various platforms, as well as improving and scaling our build processes and infrastructure.

You will work from your home office, using online tools and resources to contribute to a quality build & release environment for Percona and our users and customers.

What You Will Do

Create and maintain packages for RPM-based Linux operating systems (yum/dnf) as well as DEB-based systems (apt)
Assist with internal and external build/packaging/release related projects
Assist clients with implementing various items relating to their build environment
Monitor, log, analyze, and fix packaging related bugs
Further automate and improve the existing build processes/tasks and packaging testing setup
Resolve issues with internal repositories & implement new repositories as needed
Integrate new components and 3rd party software into Percona distributions as needed
Evaluate new build/packaging/release solutions as needed
Assist with packaging setup/method review & overhaul
Support and maintain our build infrastructure

Your Experience

Previous exposure to a large-scale build/release environment or equivalent experience (for ex., a development, DevOps or a DBA role, preferably with extensive database-related exposure)
Experienced in Linux systems administration (file systems, hardware, and networking)
Previous experience with make, cmake, cpack, yum & apt repositories
Experienced in RPM/DEB package creation
Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, TravisCI
Proficiency in automating tasks, including shell scripting skills
Experience with at least one virtualization tool like KVM VirtualBox or VMWare
Proficiency with Docker and containerization
Ansible and/or other DevOps platforms
Experience with software testing methods and technologies
Ability to speak, listen and write effectively in fluent English

What Will Make You Stand Out

Proficient with MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL or other open source relational databases
Amazon AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure, CloudFormation, Spot Instances
Experience with Jenkins, GPG, JIRA, gdb, Golang
Tertiary studies degree or certifications relevant to core skills
System administration skills for other operating systems
Having a track record of contributing to open source projects
Proven success working in a distributed environment
Experienced conference speaker, technical blog writer, activity on public forums or mailing lists

Percona is a respected thought leader in the open source community. We provide services and software for MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and MariaDB to open source users globally.

Percona is remote-first and globally dispersed; we have colleagues in more than 40 countries! We offer a collaborative, highly-engaged culture where your ideas are welcome and your voice is heard. The growth and development of our staff is a top priority; we provide funding for training, certifications, conferences and more.

Discover what it means to work with some of the smartest people in the industry, who also know how to have fun and are always willing to lend a helping hand. We offer flexible hours, the ability to work remotely and the amazing experience of working with a multinational team of experts.

Summary
Company name: Percona Staffing LLC
Remote job title: Build / Release Engineer at Percona Staffing LLC () (allows remote)
Job tags: jenkins, docker, rpm, debian, database